According to OLG, Mississauga man Nathaniel Marksman won the big prize in the June 3 Lotto Max drawing. “I thought the machine was broken while I was checking my ticket at the store after seeing all the zeros,” Marksman told OLG. “I asked the clerk for help and he said it wasn’t broken. I was shocked and surprised, then I got in my car and cried tears of joy.” Marksman, who works in a toy store, said he immediately called his brother to tell him about the win. “He was laughing and shocked because it was my first time playing and I won,” he said. “I’m on top of the world.” Marksman said he will use the money to pay off his mother’s mortgage. He said he will also give some of his earnings to his brother so that his niece and nephew “have a secure future”. “I feel like I have a chance to live better,” he said. According to the OLG, Lotto Max players in Ontario have won over $7 billion since 2009, including 92 jackpot wins. Marksman’s winning ticket was purchased at the Shell gas station on Rexwood Street in Mississauga.
